All Stories from August 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Weekend picks: Comedian Tone Bell takes the stageAug 10, 2013 2:40 pm - Bell-y laughs Comedian Tone Bell, formerly of the NBC sitcom “Whitney,” performs standup this weekend at Zanies Comedy Club at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, R...
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A ‘people’s contest’ for fair opportunityAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - With the Civil War raging, Abraham Lincoln addressed the U.S. Congress on July 4, 1861, and talked about the stakes involved: “This is essentially a people’s contest. O...
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Where does it stop on arming ourselves?Aug 09, 2013 4:59 pm - Regarding Mr. Gideon’s letter of Aug. 2, wow! Where do I begin? 1. The Founding Fathers didn’t want the entire citizenry to be armed to protect themselves from their el...
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Owning guns OK; concealing them isn’tAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Steve Quick’s letter (“Preserve the right to defend ourselves,” July 31) is replete with false assumptions. The vast majority of Americans don’t want to “live in a world...
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Congress puts itself in a class aboveAug 09, 2013 4:59 pm - I sent the following letter to Sen. Dick Durbin. I don’t expect a reply. Dear Sen. Durbin: Knowing that you were a big supporter of the train wreck that is Obamacare (th...
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Safety is duty of motorcyclists, tooAug 09, 2013 4:59 pm - Whenever I see the slogan “Start seeing motorcycles” I think about the times I do see motorcycles. More often than not they are weaving recklessly through traffic on the...
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St. Charles not upfront about costsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - St. Charles new comprehensive plan will result in the city of St. Charles being financially involved in many real estate projects. History shows the following. The city...
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Stronger rules needed for pet ownersAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Last week I read with sadness about the Shih Tzu that was killed by a pit bull in Wauconda’s Cook Park. Today I read with equal sadness that the pit bull had been eutha...
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Texas did right to limit abortionsAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - In response to Sheryl Jedlinski’s July 19 letter (“New abortion law will hurt women”), thank you, Rick Perry and the citizens of Texas who voted to limit the killing of ...
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Opinions in paper are what they claim to beAug 09, 2013 4:59 pm - I was amused to see the letter by Mr. Gordon Fallowfield on Aug. 5 accusing the Daily Herald of being in “cahoots” with President Obama. Most of the letters printed are ...